I have had several requests to do some more personal blog posts. If you have any ideas shoot them my way! Next up I am working on a day in my life post. A request I get often is to share what I eat in a day. Now keep in mind this varies but these are just a few sample ideas of meals I eat. I was going to break this down by day but decided to break it down my meals to give you ideas of what I eat for each meal.
B R E A K F A S T
Greek Yogurt + honey + blueberries + granola
Sauteed Kale + Shreds of Parmesan + 1 Fried Egg + Sliced Tomato + Bacon
PB Toast with sliced bananas, coconut flakes and a drizzle of honey + grapefruit
Oatmeal on the go from Starbucks
Green Smoothie- coconut water, 1 banana, 2 handfuls spinach or kale or both, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, and a scoop of Greek Yogurt.
Hard boiled egg + morning star sausage patty + avocado + tomatoes
Energy Balls- These are a quick easy breakfast to grab and eat when you don’t have much time.
Mix 1 cup oats, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 3/4 cups shredded coconut,
1/3 cup honey, 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 1 tsp vanilla. 1 tsp cinnamon.
Refrigerate for 30 mins then roll into balls. Add flax seed or chia
seeds if desired.
L U N C H
Brussels Sprouts Salad + Tabbouleh+ Hummus + pickled beets + Homemade pita chips
Lunch on the go. If I eat lunch out I always try and order a salad. Two different salads I had recently- Mexican + Asian Cabbage Salad.
Tabbouleh + Homemade Pita Chips
I buy the Near East box of tabbouleh and cook it according to the directions. Then I add in chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, lemon juice, and mint and basil. To make the pita chips I slice whole wheat pita into strips and drizzle with olive oil. Then I add Trader Joe’s Everything but the Bagel seasoning. Bake at 350 degrees about 10 minutes.
Avocado Toast
D I N N E R
Tacos + Mexican Corn
I have been trying to cut back a bit on carbs because I gained a few pounds this Summer. I use Romaine lettuce as my taco shell and do seasoned ground beef, chopped tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, jalapenos and hot sauce.
Salmon + Chopped Salad + Roasted Asparagus
Salmon is one food both of my kids will eat so I cook it often. I roast my salmon with olive oil, salt and peppers and capers. Sometimes I add a little Parmesan cheese too.
Chopped Greek Salad
Quinoa + Arugula + Rotisserie Chicken + Roasted Mushrooms + Roasted Sweet Potatoes + Chopped Pistachios. Then I usually drizzle Annie’s Shitake Sesame Dressing over this. I often add goat cheese too if I have it.
Caprese Salad- this has been a go to dinner this Summer. I add in pesto and sometimes crispy prosciutto.
S N A C K S
I honestly don’t snack much.
Jalapeno string cheese- I found this at Target
handful of nuts
pickles, olives, banana peppers- I love anything pickled
This is great! You are such a healthy and innovative cook! I’d love to see how you take what you cook to serve your kids. What do their plates look like? Do y’all primarily eat the same things?
I always love posts like this! I need to start adding pesto to my mozzarella caprese salads! Would be so much yummier!
The Sarcastic Blonde
Always love these posts. But I think you forgot your wine!!
haha you know I always have my nightly wine:)
This is great, thank you!! I’d also love to see a post like this but for your kids. I’m always looking for new breakfast/lunch ideas for my kids.
How did you make the corn with your tacos, looks amazing?!
I’d love to try roasting my salmon with capers. What temp and for how long do you usually roast it? Seems like a great, healthy weeknight meal.
Obviously I’m not Natalie (!), but I found a fool proof salmon recipe that my friends and I swear by. My salmon is never dry! It is Pioneer Woman and she puts the salmon (however you season it/top it) in a cold oven and set it for 400 for 25 minutes. Depending on how thick the filet is, I typically only do 20. Doing it this way makes me want salmon at home all of the time!
I think you should consider being a food stylist. You have such a gift for this. Love these kind of posts.
Will be in Charleston soon, where should I shop?
Great post! I’d hate to see documentation of what I eat in a day!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Can you please tell me the name of the beautiful dishes/serving platters that you have? LOVE them
This has given me loads of inspiration for food ideas!
Liz Living
So many good and healthy options! Thank you!
Do you use quick oats or old fashioned in the energy balls?
I used quick but I think either would work fine!
I feel like I’d love so many of these meals as theres a few in here I’ve already tried and loved! Such great foods
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I want to eat all of this! Everything looks delicious. You are so creative.
Thanks for the great ideas! I too am interested in kids food ideas – mine are so picky! You really should consider writing a cookbook — healthy food for busy moms sometimes seems too hard, but you make it easy!